Paper 2

Question 1

Question 1 tips

Answer 1

• Draw a box around the part of the Source in the question
• Some questions may require inferences
• Carefully read each statement as it may be worded very similarly to a false answer
• Statements are always presented in chronological order, read and check each statement individually one after an other
• 5 minutes

Question 2

Question 3 tips

Answer 2

• Box the part of the extract in the question
• Highlight phrases in the extract which relate to the question
• Out of all the phrases highlighted, pick the 3 best phrases to analyse
• After finishing the first paragraph, start the second or third paragraph with ‘Furthermore’ or ‘Moreover’
• Do 3 paragraphs
• Use different language technique in second and third paragraph
• Spend 15 minutes on question

Question 3

Question 3 model answer paragraph

Answer 3

• (Writer’s name) makes usage of (language type) in order to convey how (…)
• This is evident in the (language type) (“…”) (context for usage of language)
• This has connotations to the idea that (…)
• This causes the reader to feel as though (…)

Question 4

Question 2 tips

Answer 4

• Small intro
• Paragraph on Section A
• Paragraph on Section B
• 10 minutes
• PEEL paragraph on each
• Don’t talk about language or structure in point of each paragraph

Question 5

Question 2 model answer paragraph

Answer 5

• Intro (Both Source A and B express (…) in fairly similar / very contrasting ways, as Source A mentions (…) whilst B reffers to (…)
• PEEL paragraph structure for each Source

Question 6

Question 4 tips

Answer 6

• 20 minutes
• Refer to thoughts and feelings of the writer and not of other people in the source or the reader
• 2 large paragraphs
• Intro
• PEE for Source A
• PEE for Source B
• Link
• One paragraph for the first half of each Source and then one for the second

Question 7

Question 4 model answer paragraph

Answer 7

• Both writers convey their respective feelings as the writer in Source A feels as though (…) in similarity/whereas to the writer of Section B, feeling that (…)
• PEE for Source A
• Begin the PEE for Source B with ‘This is similar’ or ‘Contrastingly’
• Start second paragraph with ‘As each extract goes on,’

Question 8

AFOREST

Answer 8

Anecdotes - Shot and interesting personal story
Facts - ‘It is fact that (…)’
Opinion
Rhetorical question
Emotive language - Yap
Short sentence
Triple/Rule of three

Question 9

Question 5 Structure

Answer 9

Opening
3 ideas
Small counter argument and inferiority of it
Conclusions

Question 10

Question 5 mark scheme

Answer 10

Devices of language
Range of punctuation
Opening/closing
Planned interesting ideas
Structured ideas

Question 11

Question 5 paragraphs

Answer 11

Anecdote
Emotive language

Facts
Emotive language

Opinion
Emotive language

Rhetorical question at end of one of paragraphs

Make sure the range of paragraph length is good

Question 12

Differences in persuasive writing

Answer 12

Leaflet - Title, everything else
Speech - Greeting, everything else, goodbye
Letter - Addresses of you and who you are writing to, date, if start with Dear Mr/Mrs, end with sincerely, if sir or madam then sincerely
Article - Leaflet but facts

Question 13

Differences in persuasive writing

Answer 13

Leaflet - Title, everything else
Speech - Greeting, everything else, goodbye
Letter - Addresses of you and who you are writing to, date, if start with Dear Mr/Mrs, end with sincerely, if sir or madam then sincerely
Article - Leaflet but facts